DES MOINES, Iowa —

Property taxes are the elephant in the room, according to an Iowa DOGE task force member.

Terry Lutz, the chairman of McClure Engineering, leads the government efficiency group’s subcommittee on return on taxpayer investment.

The focus is on streamlining local government to ease the property tax burden, Lutz said.

“We do not intend to nibble around the edges. We hope to make bold recommendations to move the needle of efficiency in our government. The way our government delivers services,” He said. “We do not intend to deal with this complicated system, but we are looking for ways to reduce the tax burden without shifting the cost to other taxes or fees.”

This was the second meeting for the task force. It consists of 15 members who come from business, local governmen

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